Punk Books

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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as punk)
avg rating 4.19 — 36,617 ratings — published 1996
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England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as punk)
avg rating 4.06 — 7,364 ratings — published 1991
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Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as punk)
avg rating 4.27 — 13,383 ratings — published 2014
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as punk)
avg rating 4.21 — 348,827 ratings — published 2010
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Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as punk)
avg rating 3.95 — 9,026 ratings — published 2010
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Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as punk)
avg rating 4.21 — 17,889 ratings — published 2001
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Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as punk)
avg rating 4.38 — 11,964 ratings — published 2024
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Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as punk)
avg rating 3.95 — 6,622 ratings — published 1994
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Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as punk)
avg rating 4.32 — 10,957 ratings — published 2015
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Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as punk)
avg rating 4.10 — 9,071 ratings — published 1994
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Rip it Up and Start Again. Post-punk 1978-1984 Rip it Up and Start Again. Post-punk 1978-1984 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as punk)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,287 ratings — published 2005
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We Got the Neutron Bomb : The Untold Story of L.A. Punk We Got the Neutron Bomb : The Untold Story of L.A. Punk (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as punk)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,745 ratings — published 2001
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Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as punk)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,726 ratings — published 1989
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American Hardcore: A Tribal History American Hardcore: A Tribal History (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as punk)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,964 ratings — published 2001
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Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)
by (shelved 26 times as punk)
avg rating 4.37 — 6,403 ratings — published 2021
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Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as punk)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,248 ratings — published 2016
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NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as punk)
avg rating 4.55 — 5,601 ratings — published 2016
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Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as punk)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,041 ratings — published 2011
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Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as punk)
avg rating 3.83 — 36,613 ratings — published 2015
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Punk Rock: An Oral History Punk Rock: An Oral History (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as punk)
avg rating 4.01 — 647 ratings — published 2006
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Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as punk)
avg rating 3.76 — 783 ratings — published 2019
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The High Desert The High Desert (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as punk)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,495 ratings — published 2022
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Lonely Boy Lonely Boy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as punk)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,972 ratings — published 2017
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I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as punk)
avg rating 3.63 — 2,468 ratings — published 2013
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Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as punk)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,198 ratings — published 2017
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Hairstyles of the Damned (Punk Planet Books) Hairstyles of the Damned (Punk Planet Books)
by (shelved 18 times as punk)
avg rating 3.73 — 5,973 ratings — published 2004
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The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho-Punk, 1980-1984 The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho-Punk, 1980-1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as punk)
avg rating 4.00 — 314 ratings — published 2007
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From the Velvets to the Voidoids: A Pre-Punk History for a Post-Punk World From the Velvets to the Voidoids: A Pre-Punk History for a Post-Punk World (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as punk)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,727 ratings — published 1993
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Girl in a Band Girl in a Band (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as punk)
avg rating 3.67 — 31,740 ratings — published 2015
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We Owe You Nothing, Punk Planet : The Collected Interviews We Owe You Nothing, Punk Planet : The Collected Interviews (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as punk)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,297 ratings — published 2001
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I Slept With Joey Ramone I Slept With Joey Ramone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as punk)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,776 ratings — published 2009
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Punk: The Whole Story Punk: The Whole Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as punk)
avg rating 3.98 — 411 ratings — published 2006
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The Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise! The Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise! (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as punk)
avg rating 3.69 — 729 ratings — published 1995
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Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as punk)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,084 ratings — published
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Subculture: The Meaning of Style Subculture: The Meaning of Style (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as punk)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,257 ratings — published 1979
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A Visit from the Goon Squad A Visit from the Goon Squad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as punk)
avg rating 3.70 — 248,447 ratings — published 2010
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And I Don't Want to Live This Life: A Mother's Story of Her Daughter's Murder And I Don't Want to Live This Life: A Mother's Story of Her Daughter's Murder (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as punk)
avg rating 4.11 — 8,770 ratings — published 1983
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Taqwacores: A Novel Taqwacores: A Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as punk)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,158 ratings — published 2005
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Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980-1984 Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980-1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as punk)
avg rating 3.95 — 143 ratings — published 2004
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Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as punk)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,208 ratings — published 1997
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Face It Face It (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as punk)
avg rating 3.62 — 9,298 ratings — published 2019
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Passion Is a Fashion: The Real Story of the Clash Passion Is a Fashion: The Real Story of the Clash (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as punk)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,385 ratings — published 2004
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Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as punk)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,178 ratings — published 2009
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Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as punk)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,445 ratings — published 2002
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Punk 57 Punk 57 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as punk)
avg rating 3.76 — 501,116 ratings — published 2016
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The Clash The Clash (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as punk)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,229 ratings — published 2008
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Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83 Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83 (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as punk)
avg rating 4.24 — 381 ratings — published 2010
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A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with the Clash A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with the Clash (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as punk)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,016 ratings — published 1997
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Punk Paradox: A Memoir Punk Paradox: A Memoir (Audiobook)
by (shelved 11 times as punk)
avg rating 4.09 — 869 ratings — published
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David  Mitchell
“Snarling an oath from an Icelandic saga, I reclaimed my place at the head of the queue.

"Oy!" yelled a punk rocker, with studs in his cranium. "There's a fackin' queue!"

Never apologize, advises Lloyd George. Say it again, only this time, ruder. "I know there's a 'fackin' queue'! I already queued in it once and I am not going to queue in it again just because Nina Simone over there won't sell me a ruddy ticket!"

A colored yeti in a clip-on uniform swooped. "Wassa bovver?"

"This old man here reckons his colostomy bag entitles him to jump the queue," said the skinhead, "and make racist slurs about the lady of Afro-Caribbean extraction in the advance-travel window."

I couldn't believe I was hearing this.”
David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

Penelope Douglas
“I'm going to hell. I'm pretty sure she'd going to drag me there herself.”
Penelope Douglas, Punk 57

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